Mesa (Ariz.) -- History -- 20th century
Subject
Subject Source: Local sources
Found in 49 Collections and/or Records:
History lecture by Dwight Patterson, 2006 March
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Identifier: MHM2005-027-028-1
Abstract
Patterson gives some of his family's history including that his grandfather homesteaded in Arizona in 1888 and his father ran one of Mesa's first telephone companies. Patterson, who farmed in Mesa, gives a brief overview of the history of farming in the area. He describes some of the machinery used in harvesting and baling hay, and talks about the water supply in Arizona. He discusses the future of farming in the area, the price of land, and the government's interference. Patterson responds...
Dates:
2006 March
History lecture by Florence Knox Mitten, 1985 February, 2006 March
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Identifier: MSM02-47
Abstract
Local history lecture
Dates:
1985 February; Digitization: 2006 March
Mesa Leadership talk with Angy Booker, Celia Burns, Susie Sato, 2003 November 1, 2006 March
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Identifier: MHM2005-027-042-1
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Booker, Burns, and Sato ? all from well-known families who helped settle Mesa ? participate in a panel interview to talk about Mesa in the early 1900's. They each tell how their families came to Mesa and what they did for a living, including farming and cooking at a downtown armory. They discuss everyday life ? doing laundry by hand, swimming in the canals for recreation, and keeping cool without air-conditioning. Booker talks about being part of the first African-American family to live in...
Dates:
2003 November 1; Digitization: 2006 March
Oral history interview with Boyd Rogers, 1980 February, 2006 March
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Identifier: MSM97-210
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Rogers tells of his family's move to Mesa in the late 1800s to settle. His grandfather, Chancy Foster Rogers, homesteaded 80 acres at the southwest corner of Alma School Road and University where Rogers was born in 1900. He tells several stories about the Rogers brothers and their homesteading days. Rogers talks about his school days including a time when he fell off the swings and broke both arms. He mentions home remedies and the value of a dollar in those days. He also describes his...
Dates:
1980 February; Digitization: 2006 March
Oral history interview with Charles Innes Robson and Clara Phelps Robson, 1979 June 14, 2006 March
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Identifier: MHM2005-027-034-1
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Mr. and Mrs. Robson, along with the interviewer, Charles Mitten, discuss some of the first automobiles in Mesa, Arizona. They reminisce about who owned what car and what the roads were like. They also mention some early residents and buildings in Mesa.
Dates:
1979 June 14; Digitization: 2006 March
Oral history interview with Dave and Helen Duckworth, 1986 November 6, 2006 March
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Identifier: MHM2005-027-008-1
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Dave Duckworth begins by telling how he and Helen came to Mesa in 1943 so he could work as a pharmacist. He talks about living in the Evergreen district, owning a drugstore with his father, and how medicine has changed in 40 years. He describes what Mesa was like in the 1940's with wide streets, a thriving downtown district, and good schools. Mr. Duckworth talks about the semi-rural environment that allowed people to have horses in their yards in the middle of town. He mentions being a...
Dates:
1986 November 6; Digitization: 2006 March
Oral history interview with Elizabeth Moody Crandall Gale, 1986 March 26, 2006 March
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Identifier: MHM2005-027-011-1
Abstract
Gale gives some of her family's history and tells how her father, Francis Winfred Moody, helped settle and design the town of Thatcher, Arizona. She talks about her early life in Thatcher taking care of her siblings and grandmother. After marrying Myron Hamilton Crandall, Gale moved to Gilbert in 1917 where they farmed for several years, raised a family of five boys, and were active in the Mormon Church. Gale describes life in Gilbert and Mesa including going to movies at the Nile Theatre...
Dates:
1986 March 26; Digitization: 2006 March
Oral history interview with Faun Ellsworth Fuller, 1980, 2006 March
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Identifier: MSM97-152
Abstract
Born in Mesa, Fuller recalls many details of everyday life: children's activities, schools, stores, and economics. She mentions several places people went for recreation including the swimming pool, the state fair, and the opera house. Her mother was a seamstress and her father owned a mercantile store that operated like a trading post for Indians. Fuller's father also served on the city council at one time. She remembers the first Catholic church, the first car of the Stapley family and...
Dates:
1980; Digitization: 2006 March
Oral history interview with Ike and Elaine Steele, 1985 April 23, 2006 March
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Identifier: MSM02-52
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Mr. Steele tells of his father moving from Provo, Utah, to Mesa in 1876, where he homesteaded and eventually owned a restaurant. He recalls that his family had livestock including dairy cows and that he attended a two-room schoolhouse in Lehi. Mrs. Steele talks about her schooling and mentions that she took lunch to her father, a constable, everyday. She also describes riding in a horse-pulled buggy to Phoenix to attend the fair.
Dates:
1985 April 23; Digitization: 2006 March
Oral history interview with John and Betty Rhodes, 1996, 2006 March
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Identifier: MHM2005-027-043-1
Abstract
This oral history interview was conducted simultaneously on videotape as raw footage. Selections were made for the video presentation.
Dates:
1996; Digitization: 2006 March